THE FINAL FOUR

15 PYRAMID; 423 Yards, Par 4: The leadoff hole of the Final Four, which have been described as “the most treacherous four finishing holes in golf,” is the shortest. Many will hit three-woods off the tee to avoid a downhill lie or, worse, a trip to the creek.

16 HELLS BELLS; 457 Yards, Par 4: Craig Stadler, with a stiff neck and a bad temper, whiffed on his tee shot here during the 1984 U.S. Open, tossed his club, kicked the ball off the tee and withdrew from the tournament.

17 WELL-WELL; 449 Yards, Par 4: Putting on this green is like hitting a ball down a water slide. A.W. Tillinghast built the elevated green atop a granite knob because it was too difficult to blast it out. Some say putting on granite might be easier.

18 REVELATIONS; 448 Yards, Par 4: Bobby Jones sank a 12-foot double-break putt for par in the 1929 Open to force a playoff with Al Espinosa, which he won. Greg Norman sank a curling 40-foot par putt from off the fringe in ’84 to force a playoff with Fuzzy Zoeller, which he lost. Long, almost impossible putts for par? That’s the norm at Winged Foot.

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THE COURSE

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Hole Yardage Par 1 446 4 2 411 4 3 216 3 4 460 4 5 515 5 6 324 4 7 161 3 8 442 4 9 467 4 Out: 3,442 35 10 190 3 11 396 4 12 540 5 13 212 3 14 430 4 15 423 4 16 457 4 17 449 4 18 448 4 In: 3,545 35 Total 6,987 70

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